Archive for September, 2011
Album of the day: Corrupted – Garten Der Unbewusstheit
Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Lovingly pinched from Sputnikmusic: The mysterious sludge outfit from Osaka, Japan has returned from the shadows once more to offer a follow-up to 2005’s El Mundo Frio. Garten der Unbewusstheit, or “Garden of Unawareness”, could not be a more apt title for the band’s fifth album. The contextual meaning of the German “unbewusstheit” is acting without deliberateness, self-awareness, or self-consciousness.
This record appears as the very embodiment of that idea. It’s almost as if the moment the record button was pressed, each member entered a trance to relay through instrument all that was seeded within his own being. What surfaced is a perfect balance in Corrupted’s hybrid sound, combining the hypnosis of drone, the crushing heaviness of sludge, and the unfiltered emotion of doom.
Clocking in at just over an hour, the album opens with the gentle plucking of electric guitar soon finding itself to be accompanied by delicate cymbal tapping. The bass drum is struck decisively. Soon, a cold, low growl enters. The light of the sun begins to fade as storm clouds begin to creep in overhead. Drop by drop, bead by bead, the cold rain sparsely descends from the heavens to chill the flesh. The icy precipitation goes on, varying in intensity but never quite reaching downpour before slowly fading out.
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Falloch: New Track Premiere Via BrooklynVegan
Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Today, high traffic web portal BrooklynVegan hosts an exclusive premiere of ‘Beyond Embers and the Earth‘, from post-black metal duo Falloch. The song comes off the band’s upcoming Where Distant Spirits Remain full-length debut, set for release via Candlelight Records on September 27. Commented alloch’s Andy Marshall: “‘Beyond Embers…’ was ...read more
Woves In The Throne Room Track Premiere Via Pitchfork
Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Pitchfork has the premiere of ‘Thuja Magus Imperium’, the opening track from the Wolves In The Throne Room clans’ new astral black metal document, Celestial Lineage. Listen HERE. WITTR’s fourth album is set for release via Southern Lord on September 13.
Kyuss Lives! Performs On Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit: Quality Video Footage of Hurricane Available
Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Quality video footage of Kyuss Lives! performing Hurricane live on August 31st on The Daily Habit can be seen below.
Kink X-Rated Roadburn Radio: 8pm to 11pm CET (Get Ready For The Broadcast of Comus’ Performance at Roadburn 2010)
Posted on Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Here is our playlist for this week’s Roadburn Radio on Kink X-Rated. Tune in from 8pm to 11pm CET (2pm EST / 11am PST) and listen to the latest sounds from the underground and the bands that inspire us as we work on next year’s Roadburn festival. And get ready ...read more
Album of the day: Devil – Time to Repent …
Posted on Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Lovingly pinched from Doommantia: If anything, Devil is the underdog’s favourite – has been for some time in the online community. See, back when I was a casual observer (read “just newly getting into doom and whatnot”) I witnessed the online music community bolstering Devil’s six-track demo as sort of ...read more
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